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incoherent

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in⋅co⋅her⋅ent

  [in-koh-heer-uhnt, -her-]
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–adjective
1. without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
2. characterized by such thought or language, as a person: incoherent with rage.
3. not coherent or cohering: an incoherent mixture.
4. lacking physical cohesion; loose: incoherent dust.
5. lacking unity or harmony of elements: an incoherent public.
6. lacking congruity of parts; uncoordinated.
7. different or incompatible by nature, as things.
8. Physics. (of a wave) having a low degree of coherence. Compare coherent (def. 4).
Origin:
1620–30; in- 3 + coherent

Related forms:
in⋅co⋅her⋅ent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. confused, irrational, muddled.
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in·co·her·ent   (ĭn'kō-hîr'ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; not coherent: incoherent fragments of a story.

  2. Unable to think or express one's thoughts in a clear or orderly manner: incoherent with grief.

in'co·her'ent·ly adv., in'co·her'ent·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·co·her·ent
Pronunciation: -&nt
Function: adjective
: lacking clarity or intelligibility usually by reason of someemotional stress <incoherent speech> —in·co·her·ent·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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